Viewing entries posted in December 2015

Not too long ago, Rick Murray, Chairman of Ecotourism Australia, announced that the next Global Eco Asia Pacific Tourism Conference will be held in Tasmania. Today, two days before Christmas, we are excited to inform you about the dates and location. Mark your diaries now!

New Year, new product – With the start of 2016, HeliSpirit establish a new luxury helicopter experience that will showcase customers the stunning Kimberly wilderness over a period of 6 days. HeliSpirt has been ECO certified for close to 15 years and always stood out due to high quality products and customer service.

It’s that time of year again! Every year around Christmas, people embark on their long awaited and well needed holidays, each year swearing to do things better than the last. May this time you’ll plan ahead, travel more responsibly or seek out a more authentic experience. We’ve thought of eight tips that will help you to keep last year’s resolutions:

Congratulations to Local Eyes Australia for achieving Nature Tourism Certification for their tours; Walking "Off the Beaten Track", Cruising with lunch on Sydney Harbour, Kayaking Sydney's Waterways, and Sight seeing in the Blue Mountains!

Over the past four weeks, the winners of State Tourism Awards have been announced at gala nights across the country and Ecotourism Australia (EA) has been thrilled to see our members make up 25% of winners in eligible categories. Fifty one (51) EA members, making up over 10% of EA’s total membership base, took home seventy one (71) awards this year. A remarkable result with better than one in ten members of Ecotourism Australia being acknowledged as winners at the State Tourism Awards.